Method of magnetic resonance imaging

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C600S407000, C600S410000, C600S430000, C600S300000, C600S310000, C600S311000, C600S323000, C424S009300, C382S128000, C382S130000, C324S300000, C324S307000, C324S312000

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ABSTRACT:
The invention provides a method of magnetic resonance imaging of regional blood oxygenation which comprises administering into the vasculature of a vascularized human or non-human animal subject a T2blood pool contrast agent, detecting a magnetic resonance signal from at least part of the vasculature of said subject into which said contrast agent distributes, and manipulating said signal to generate an indication of the partial pressure of oxygen (pO2) in at least part of said vasculature.

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